Vincent “Vince” Toutges, Jr., age 41, of Morris, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home Chapel in Graceville, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 13,... Read more

Ortonville Fire Chief Kirby Athey reports the Ortonville Fire Department (OFD) was dispatched at 12:51 a.m. Wednesday, February 4, to a structure fire at Casey’s, a business at the top of the hill on Highway 12 in Ortonville.  According to Chief Athey, the call came in from the alarm company... Read more

Giving back isn’t a one-time event at 1st Bank & Trust of Milbank —it’s a year-round commitment. That commitment was clear when staff members of 1st Bank & Trust presented a check for $10,110 to Jolene Rick, head of Grant County Combined Appeal. This year’s donation marks more than two... Read more

When 6’ 6” sophomore Lincoln Holscher of Milbank tipped off against 6’ 6” junior Kyle Finnesand of Deuel on Thursday, January 29, there was no indication a barn burner was brewing. The varsity girls had quickly demolished the Deuel girls 60-22, but the Bulldog boys got seriously behind at the... Read more

The Bulldogs competed in the River City Rumble in Chamberlain on Saturday, January 24. Milbank grapplers took eighth place with 70 points. Sioux Falls O’Gorman won the tourney.  Bulldog senior Hunter Reede placed first at 215 pounds. In the championship round, Reede defeated Owen Small Jumper of Chamberlain by fall... Read more

The Milbank Area gymnasts braved cold temperatures on Saturday, January 23. The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Clear Lake for a quadrangular against Deuel, Sisseton, and Britton-Hecla. Deuel won the event with 138.0 points. Britton-Hecla took second place at 133.25. Sisseton was just behind in third place at 133.0. Milbank was... Read more

MHS debater Keira Steffen took third place on Friday and tied for first on Saturday. during the Student Congress competition at the Sioux Falls Lincoln Silver Bowl held January 17-18. Steffen received the second place trophy due to tie- breaking rules, which counted the number of speeches given. John Hatton... Read more

Several Milbank sports activities have been impacted by schedule changes due to the dangerously cold weather conditions. The Milbank at Groton basketball doubleheader originally scheduled for tonight has been postponed and will now be played on Saturday, January 24 in Groton. The games will start with JV girls and C... Read more

Matt Trevett was appointed to the open seat on the Milbank School District Board of Education on Monday, January 12. The decision was made in executive session (closed meeting) after the regular school board meeting concluded. Executive sessions per South Dakota law are entered to discuss confidential matters such as... Read more

Milbank varsity gymnasts traveled to the Madison Invitational on Saturday, January 17. They competed against nine other Class A teams. The Lady Bulldogs took third with a score of 132.525. Parkston-Ethan-Hanson won the meet with 136.725 points. The other Lady Bulldogs of Madison took second place with 136.6  points. Other... Read more